Category: Crime and safety

UWPD issued 11 citations, 10 of those to UW-Madison students. Additionally, 19 people were ejected from the game, 15 of those being UW-Madison students.

Six UW-Madison students are without a home and most of their belongings after a fire ripped through their home early Wednesday morning. Ring Doorbell video footage shows the moments Lolly Walsh made a lifesaving knock on her neighbors’ door after noticing flames behind their home.

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Attendees removed for unlawful behavior like underage drinking, fake IDs, possession of unauthorized alcohol, UWPD says.

Several parts of Library Mall, including the Hagenah Fountain, were vandalized with paint. Crews from Facilities Planning & Management worked quickly to remove the graffiti.

Police said the incident occurred at around 3 a.m. Hagenah Fountain and other parts of Library Mall were graffitied. Facilities Planning and Management crews removed the paint.

UW-Madison Police Department Executive Director of Communications Marc Lovicott told WMTV the vandalism was “pro-Palestine in nature.” Lovicott said there were statements in the vandalism like “divest now”, “we will not rest”, and “free Palestine.” He also said there were a few vulgar words.

The University of Wisconsin Police Department is investigating pro-Palestine paint left on Library Mall around 3 a.m. on Wednesday, according to a UWPD statement.

Incident occurred at west campus residence hall early Sunday morning, victim and offender allegedly know each other.

The incident occurred at 1:00 a.m. Sunday morning and the individual did not report it to UWPD, according to an email UW-Madison sent to students Tuesday.

Two of the citations issued at the Friday night game were because of students attempting to use fake IDs to purchase alcohol, UWPD said.

According to statistics released by the UW-Madison Police Department Saturday, 27 people were ejected from the stadium during Friday’s game against Western Michigan. The total includes 11 who were identified as UW students.

UWPD is searching for any suspects and asks anyone with information to call 608-264-2677.

Crime warning emailed to students, UWPD investigating incident.

The victim reported being groped by five or six different people during the football game at Camp Randall, according to a university crime alert sent Friday.

According to a Bias Incident Report obtained by the Badger Herald, the suspects targeted members of the multicultural Sigma Psi Zeta sorority. One of the suspects threatened to kill a student whom they mistakenly believed to be Saudi Arabian, further heightening the severity of the situation.

Lukas Nowak was formally charged Monday for disrupting a November sorority meeting with racist threats and disorderly conduct.

A Madison man has been formally charged following an incident last fall inside a building on the UW-Madison campus where he’s accused of making threats and racist comments.

A criminal complaint filed in Dane County alleges that on Nov. 28, 2023 at around 11 p.m., Nowak and another man barged into a classroom where a group of sorority sisters were studying and practicing a dance.

Lukas Nowak was one of three men who entered several rooms in the Humanities building on November 28, 2023 and disrupted a student organization meeting by making threats and racist comments.

Madison police said they found a 21-year-old man injured at an Anytime Fitness near the UW-Madison campus on Monday. The man is potentially tied to two sexual assaults that police said occurred at that same gym.

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“I felt like I had a real deficit in talking about firearms with patients,” said Dr. James Bigham, a primary care doctor and professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine.

Bigham runs a class for medical students and staff about the basics of firearms at Max Creek Gun Range, alongside shop and gun owner Steve D’Orazio.

UW-Madison Police Department arrested a man on drug and weapons charges early Sunday morning after officers reported smelling marijuana coming from a vehicle during a traffic stop.

UW-Madison Police said that around 1:45 a.m., officers stopped a car on Langdon Street after noticing the plates were registered to a different car. The driver was a 19-year-old from Madison named Jaylen M. Smith. When officers approached, they said they could “clearly smell marijuana coming from inside.”

The citations come after an initial round of UWPD citations which were issued to protesters immediately after officers from the Madison Police Department and UWPD raided the encampment on May 1.

The notification said the burglaries, which occurred between noon and 8 p.m., targeted offices in the School of Pharmacy, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research and University Hospital. UW property, including a laptop and medical-style clothing, was stolen during the burglaries. UWPD also said credit cards were stolen from staff areas.

None of those who were injured or involved in the shooting are known to be affiliated with UW-Madison, according to UWPD. UW-Madison is not currently in session. The university is offering sympathy and concern for those injured, along with resources and support to UW students who may have been impacted.

MPD shut down Johnson Street and surrounding areas to investigate the incident early Sunday. The University of Wisconsin released a statement offering resources for those involved or affected by the incident, though no one injured is known to be affiliated with UW.

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said the victims sustained non-life-threatening injuries at a shooting in downtown Madison near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus early Sunday morning.

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In response to the shooting, the University of Wisconsin-Madison said it will offer “sympathy and concern for those injured, along with resources and support to UW students who may have been impacted.”

At least 10 people were injured in a shooting early Sunday morning at a Madison apartment building near the University of Wisconsin campus.

At least 10 people were injured during a shooting early Sunday morning at a rooftop party at a high-rise apartment building in downtown Madison, near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

The shooting happened near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, but university officials said no students were known to be among those injured or involved.

The Madison Police Department Special Events Team was assisting the UW-Madison Police Department in breaking up a tent encampment at Library Mall. MPD spokesperson Stephanie Fryer said, while on campus, a man pulled an officer to the ground and attempted to disarm her of her wooden baton.

The Madison Police Department arrested a pro-Palestine demonstrator Friday evening on charges for battery or threat to an officer and disarming a peace officer.

The individual, a UW alum, was arrested for allegedly disarming and causing battery or threat to law enforcement. Disarming and causing harm to or threatening a police officer are both Class H felonies in Wisconsin — the individual could face up to 12 years in prison and maximum fines of $20,000.

Judge determines defendants plausibly committed felonies.

UW-Police Department arrested a 48-year-old Madison man after he allegedly assaulted a speaker during a peaceful demonstration at 7:20 p.m. Saturday evening.